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Scotland: Rangers 4 Dundee 0: Thompson seals hollow win

IN a barren season, any crumbs of comfort will be gleefully swallowed. Two goals in the final 10 minutes added some polish to the scoreline at Ibrox and Alex McLeish wore a wide smile afterwards. It is five months since his team last scored four times in a competitive fixture, so his satisfaction was understandable. But the numbers cannot conceal the reality of a performance that veered from mediocre to competent throughout the 90 minutes. Rangers remain a team unsure of themselves, a side in doubt of what they are capable of.

Yet given the circumstances, what else can we expect? Having erased the competitive element from the remainder of their season by surrendering all three trophies won last term, Rangers must now begin to sketch out their plans for the next campaign. The Ibrox players are competing with each other every week. Apart from Frank and Ronald de Boer,